In 5 minutes Grace got much better. But her head was hurting like a migraine, she looked disorganised and her hair was a mess. She looked around herself and the first thing she noticed was Magnus, and then the Royal Princess in Ragnar's clutches. It was weird to see a 23-year-old woman being handled like a doll by a 13-year-old.
"Mum, are you okay? Why did you come here?" Magnus asked her calmly.
Grace gathered herself, "Hmm? I... I was at the office and she came to invite me. Everyone recognised her and gathered around us. I couldn't say no to her in the crowd."
Magnus looked at the royal princess with cold eyes and said to his mother, "Do you know, mum, she was just trying to take pictures of you here after inviting a naked man. And, she is also the one behind all the false news about you and dad circulating in the newspapers and television these days. She planned all this."
Anne's face paled in fright. Magnus scoffed, "What? You thought I would never know? I had already told the queen but she failed to respond in time. If I had not arrived here in time, god knows how you would have died."
He walked to her and tightly grabbed her throat, she was already kneeling in front of Ragnar, "Know this, no matter what you do, I will sit on the throne, and before that, your lives will never be safe. You can come after me all you want, but my family is my bottom line."
Ragnar pulled her hair more and made her squeal in pain and said, "And remember, the moment you dare touch our family, is the moment you forfeit your life. And we are already inducted into the royal family, so if you die, no one will even care."
Grace, for the first time, saw her two sons acting like this. They always showed her their sweet or sad side. But she was for the first time seeing anger. But even if she thought what they said was too much, she couldn't bring herself to stop them, because she realised that they were angry for her. And in all honesty, she was very scared, thinking what would have happened if Magnus and Ragnar had not come in time.
~They have... grown up so much and I didn't even notice...~ She thought and felt sad. She failed to see their subtle changes and still thought they were like the old naive little angels.
"Why did she do it?" Grace asked.
"Who knows, jealousy, entitlement or insecurity? Her boyfriend is pretty influential, she used him to push the narrative." Magnus revealed.
"Let's go home, mum. Dad has probably returned." He helped Grace stand up.
"Ragnar, go with mum. I will go with this princess and meet the queen to decide on her punishment." Magnus decided.
Ragnar nodded and helped Grace up. He called George and they popped back home. Magnus then called Dobby.
"Obliviate the photographer and the male stripper quickly and then return here." He ordered him.
He made the royal princess stand up. "Save the words for later. How did you even think it would be all right to mess with your own family? Is your brain too weak to comprehend that whatever damage comes to my family will extend to the rest of the royal family too? Huh... royals like you're the reason why the image of monarchy is declining these days."
*POP*
"Dobby has finished, sir." Dobby returned. He knew he did something wrong today and failed to protect Grace. He was feeling guilty and wanted to get punished. But he was ordered not to ever ask for punishment. Now, only George will teach him what he did wrong today.
"Take us to the Buckingham Palace, directly into my room," Magnus instructed him.
...
He instantly arrived in the palace and from there headed straight to the Queen's office. He just entered and waited for the queen to arrive. She was in the castle right now as there was just too much work. Otherwise, she would be in some holiday castle right now.
The ticking clock ate away the silence in the room. But it was making the princess more nervous and she was silently praying that her mother arrives fast.
"W-What did you mean by our life is in danger until you sit on the throne?" Anne suddenly asked him.
"So you don't even know what's going on. Well, you are in for a shock then. You seem old enough to know it." Magnus replied and didn't say further.
*DOOR OPENS*
The queen alone walked in. She had no idea what had happened and had just woken up from her sleep after Magnus arrived out of nowhere. But when she saw her daughter sitting there with a pale frightened face she knew that she messed with Magnus.
"What did she do?" She asked him.
Magnus took a seat, "You didn't put a leash on her in time and she overstepped. She tried to frame my mother by taking her to a club, getting her drunk and taking forced pictures of her with a male stripper. Mum is pregnant, and your daughter dared to pull such a stunt? I have killed dark wizards for even knocking at my door, she's lucky to be a part of the family or the same would have happened"
The queen gasped in shock. Such audacity of her daughter was astounding to her. "I thought I raised you to be better than this? They are our own family. What did you expect in return?"
"I... I was just helping John..." she muttered.
"That boyfriend of yours. I told you to end it with him. He's the kind of person that leaches on its host and kills it. He is using you to create trouble for the family and in return, he gets to have exclusive controversial news that sells. His father runs his own newspaper and channel, did you not know this?" The queen sternly scolded her.
Magnus took note of it. "Then consider that newspaper and channel gone. They live on sensationalising news, even going as far as fabricating them. They deserve no space in this business."
Magnus decided to leave, "Tell her about the curse. And from now on, she must not get even a single pound from the royal treasury, she must not get any help from the family to live her high-class lifestyle, her accounts will be emptied by morning and if you helped her, you will face a PR blunder of astronomical height. Good night."
He vanished with Dobby. The queen angrily looked at her 24-year-old daughter, "I have been trying so hard to improve my relations with him, and here you are, derailing all the progress I have made. He did not even call me Grandma Liz today."
"But... why is he so important? You can choose the next king or queen by yourself, you said it yourself." Anne argued.
The queen sighed, "So this was your motivation? To spoil their name and get in front of the line to the throne? Let me tell you one thing, the next king has already been decided. It was decided a thousand years ago. Magnus is the true heir of King Arthur and by the will of Merlin's magic, if we don't let him be the king and if we harm him in any way, that will be the death of us, literally."
"Don't try to scare me with such jokes, mother." the princess laughed.
But the Queen's face remained stern. "You have no idea what could have happened to you today. Now just watch what happens to your boyfriend and his father's business and you will know how strong Magnus really is. In today's day and age, it's not him who needs us, it's us who need him if we want to bring back the royal family to its past glory. Go and apologise to Grace tomorrow, plead with her or lick her feet for all I care but you must get her forgiveness, or you can say goodbye to a comfortable life."
...
Magnus arrived back home almost immediately. But he had made a small visit to Tom and had given him all the photos from the club, of their illegal activities.
About the newspaper and the channel that was responsible for all this, they would soon find no advertisers and investors, because now the Dragon Holdings, Tonks & Tonks, FuterTek Industries will send out unofficial words that whoever deals with them will never get deals from these companies.
"How are you, mum?" Magnus went to Grace. Even Chad and Summer were sitting close to her in worry.
"I'm fine now. Adam just made me some coffee. Come, sit with me here." She pulled him close.
Adam also came back from the kitchen, "George would have killed poor Dobby by scolding him so much. I think he has learned his lesson now."
Seeing both there, Magnus advised them in good faith. "Dad, mum, from now on, you don't have to oblige with any requests any royal family member makes. If you don't like it, just say no. No need to give them a face, as they don't value it enough. Remember, most of them were pampered ever since they were born, they are arrogant and selfish, treat them like how you treat such people. Also, mum, you are pregnant, please take care of yourself more."
Ragnar nodded, "Yes, or else I will have to make so many more tear potions."
-_-
"What do you mean?" Magnus asked him.
Ragnar awkwardly rubbed his head, "Hehe, I put the crying potion... with pepper... in her eyes when I had caught her. Her eyes will be constantly crying for the next three days with burning and itching."
"That is mean, Ragnar. But thank you for worrying about me." Grace pulled him in for a hug.
He smiled warmly and hugged back, "Don't worry, mum. It won't harm her, just teach her a lesson."
But in reality, he was just a few seconds away from pouring a blinding potion into her eyes instead of a tears potion. He only stopped because Grace would find out and be angry with him. To him, Grace mattered the most, as this was the motherly love he always longed for, and now that he had it, nobody will be allowed to take it away.
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Magnus postponed going to Flamel's house that day. He wanted to be by his family's side and be their emotional support if they needed it. But the next day, Adam took Magnus and Ragnar to a car factory before dropping him at Buckingham Palace as his presence was needed there.
"I am thinking about buying this car plant. I need someplace to manufacture my prototypes after all. Small, secretive research will still be worked on in the basement though." Adam planned. He now had enough money to fulfil his dreams. But he wanted to help Grace too. They still needed a lot more money if they wanted to open their own heart treatment hospital.
"Don't worry dad, I will put charms, wards and curses on the building to make sure nothing ever gets stolen from here. In fact, I have started developing a new kind of contract paper, through which, if the signer ever breaks the terms of the contract, you will instantly know." Magnus assured him.
Adam gasped, feeling the implications of such an amazing paper, "I... Give me a hundred of them please."
~With the demand, I guess I will need to hire some elfs from Hogwarts to make these.~ he thought.
The whole building was like a giant warehouse. There was a full assembly line too, but now it was shut as the economic recession was going on. The stock market had crashed and was still going down since January. [A/N: 1973–1974 stock market crash happened in the real world.]
Magnus, for one, knew that he could not do anything about this in the short term. He can only hope that by the time he becomes a bit older all the projects he had started will start reaping him and the country benefits.
After all, the technological boom was yet to come. (A/N: The boom happened during 1990 to 2000)
"Have you thought about whom you want to hire? I went to Oxford University the last time and a boy from there wanted to work for you, for free. I bet there are many more like him." Magnus suggested.
Adam thought for a while, "Hmm, my reputation is pretty good right now. I think I can get some very talented people to work for me. Oh, have you thought about when you want to start producing the batteries?"
Magnus was already working on this, "It will take a little more time, Dad. FutureTek industries can set up a factory in a short time, but establishing the supply chains of raw materials takes time. Thankfully, we have a very good relationship with Zimbabwe and they have a good amount of Lithium. Soon, we will start producing batteries for various devices, and the moment you develop an upgraded version we will give the older version's patent authorisation."
"That's good to hear. Let's go, I will drop you at the palace now. Have you packed your bags? Can't believe you will be meeting a 600-year-old man." Adam said in disbelief.
"Magic, dad, Magic. It can do things beyond your comprehension. Besides, I already showed you we can teleport, living a few hundred years should not be a problem. Not just that, I'm going to find a way to make you and mum live a very long life too. We will fake our deaths and live happily in Camelot." Magnus said, telling them what his dream was. This was Magnus' retirement plan.
Adam chuckled, "This means I will be able to see the world develop and become more technologically advanced while playing with my great-grandchildren. It's going to be a good time."
They continued to talk and soon arrived at the royal palace. Adam just dropped them there and returned to his office. Adam's car was not ordinary, it was enchanted to the brim, so nothing could harm him.
Magnus and Ragnar entered the palace through the normal gates. The guards there recognised them and didn't say anything.
At the entrance of the palace, an office worker was already waiting for him and Ragnar.
"The queen is waiting for you, sir. Please follow me." He said and led the way.
Soon, Magnus arrived in a room where it seemed like some important discussion was going on. The Prime Minister, the current Chief of Defence Staff, the Defence Secretary and the queen were present.
Magnus and Ragnar felt a little out of place since they were still young boys.
"What's going on here?" He asked them.
Everyone in the room knew who Magnus was, as even the Defence Secretary was knowledgeable about the wizarding world.
"A brewing problem. The economy is already down, now a war in middle-east is coming up." The queen replied.
Magnus and Ragnar took their seats. "Who's starting a war?"
The Chief of Defence staff came forward. Basically, all these men at the highest level of defence and government knew about the wizarding world. Because often they have to cover up some mess created by a wizard.
"Sir, Saudi King Faisal and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat met in Riyadh a while ago. Possibly some kind of a deal was signed whereby the Arabs will now use the "oil weapon" as part of the military conflict." the man explained.
Magnus nodded. But what he didn't understand was why did they ask him to come? Couldn't they have solved it on your own?"
His gazes were noticed by the queen and she clarified, "I believe you will be able to come up with a peaceful solution."
*Sigh*
"Israel? Right? Hmm, can I use your telephone?" He inquired.
Of course, who was going to deny him. He just went to it and called Ted. It rang for a few seconds before getting picked.
Magnus immediately blurted a few words. "Yes, buy oil ETFs and sell them by year-end. Yeah, tell them too."
When Magnus turned back, everyone was staring at him with blank and shocked faces. Utter disbelief was shown through their eyes.
Magnus spoke. "What? Can we stop the war? No. Can we save everyone? No, not yet. So, I might as well make some money. Also, if the problem is about rising fuel prices causing us trouble, why don't you just buy oil and store it?" He asked them.
"That's not possible. One, we don't have such big storage facilities, second, transporting it will take a lot of time and resources, and the biggest reason, nobody is willing to sell so much oil right now." The prime minister said.
Magnis laid back on his seat, "Hmm, I think I have a solution for it then. Get me a paper and pen."
Immediately the Defence Secretary gave it. Magnus in front of them started writing a letter.
[Letter]
How are you, Faisal, my friend? I will come straight to the point. We know what you are doing. I have a proposal for you. The United Kingdom will stay out of this war as long as you agree to sell the United Kingdom oil at a non-inflated price.
My tankers will come to your nation and take oil in the next few weeks in large quantities.
Honestly, let me warn you that you are dropping an axe on your foot this time. By politicising fuel, you are pushing Electric Vehicle technology even more. Once you are done, countries will start looking into it with more push. Many might even start looking for other venues to get oil, after all, your fight is not with the world, but you are damaging it all. And don't forget, many countries have oil, they have just not started taking it out yet.
However, if you agree to sign a pact for the next 20 years which states you will always sell United Kingdom oil at a fair price, I will help you start industries in your country that can help you even after oil becomes less in demand.
Kindly,
Magnus Grant Emrys Pendragon
[Letter Ends]
He put his official seal on it and closed the letter. "Send this letter to Saudi King Faisal. I know him personally and have a decent understanding of him. It is most likely that he is against the weaponising of oil."
The Prime Minister quickly took the letter, "I will immediately send a diplomat with this, your highness. I will also call a cabinet meeting and push for the formation of this new treaty."
The Prime Minister took a sigh of relief. If the economy went down anymore his political career would be in trouble.
"WAIT!" Just then Lord Mountbatten spoke. It was strange why he was silent all this while. What was even more strange was that he was even present here? Because from what Magnus knew, he had taken retirement from these tiring duties and now enjoyed his days fishing.
[A/N: Just a reminder, Lord Mountbatten looks like Lord Tywin Lannister.]
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